Ligia oceanica - 3mm juvenile

This one was totally black when I caught it, but had changed its colour (variable pigmentation) by the time I took the images.

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

Fascinating! I had no idea they could change color. I found this abstract, which discusses the color changing:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28312580 Posted 6 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, there have been some other studies on this as well. I should probably extend our species profile a little to include some of that at some point *rolleyes* ... ;o) Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    A worthy goal for some point when/if you have time ;P. Posted 6 years ago

The Common Sea Slater

Ligia oceanica, the sea slater, common sea slater, or sea roach, is a littoral zone woodlouse, living on rocky seashores of the European North Sea and Atlantic coastlines, and is also commonly seen in Taiwan.
L. oceanica individuals live for 21⁄2–3 years and usually breed only once.

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Similar species: Brood Pouch Crustaceans

Species identified by Pudding4brains